Senator Whitmire Files Bill To Force An Election About Latest Plan For The Astrodome

Texas State Senator John Whitmire argues the latest plan for the Astrodome, which is projected to cost $105 million, requires taxpayers’ funding and that Harris County residents already rejected a bond proposal in 2013.

A Houston lawmaker filed a bill Tuesday that could derail the solution for one of the city’s ultimate dilemmas.

Texas State Senator John Whitmire (Democrat-District 15) wants voters to decide what happens to the Astrodome.

Senator Whitmire’s bill (SB 884) calls for Texas counties with at least 3.3 million residents to obtain voter approval to redevelop sports facilities older than 50 years if the project costs 10 million dollars or more.